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Refinancing of Geoservices

Publishing Date September 17, 2007

Last Updated September 30, 2026

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Publishing Date September 17, 2007

Last Updated September 30, 2026

1 Mins ReadBusiness Services

Grâce à ses excellentes performances opérationnelles sur un marché porteur, le groupe Geoservices, leader mondial du « mud logging » et autres prestations à valeur ajoutée de surveillance et maintenance des puits pétroliers, a réalisé avec succès une optimisation de sa structure de financement, deux ans seulement après son rachat par le fonds d'investissement Astorg Partners. L'opération a pris la forme d'une dette additionnelle, d'un montant équivalent à 90 millions d'euros, mise en place par la Société Générale, seul MLA.

Grâce à ses excellentes performances opérationnelles sur un marché porteur, le groupe Geoservices, leader mondial du « mud logging » et autres prestations à valeur ajoutée de surveillance et maintenance des puits pétroliers, a réalisé avec succès une optimisation de sa structure de financement, deux ans seulement après son rachat par le fonds d'investissement Astorg Partners. L'opération a pris la forme d'une dette additionnelle, d'un montant équivalent à 90 millions d'euros, mise en place par la Société Générale, seul MLA.

Ce package senior se compose d‘une tranche A, d'une tranche B et d'une ligne Capex, d'un montant total de 90 millions d'euros, portant l'ensemble des financements sur la société à environ 145 millions d'euros. Cette opération a servi au remboursement de la dette mezzanine, des obligations convertibles et du crédit vendeur. En se substituant à la mezzanine et grâce à un pricing révisé pour l'ensemble des tranches (existantes et additionnelles), le coût moyen du financement a pu être ainsi abaissé significativement. Ce package, mis en place le 20 Juillet 2007, a été syndiqué avec succès, et sursouscrit auprès du pool existant.

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